Acts 27:32

27:31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

KJV

Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.

Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

27:33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

What does Acts 27:32 mean?

Acts 27:32 is a verse in the book of Acts, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include τότε (tote), στρατιώτης (stratiotes), ἀποκόπτω (apokopto).

Greek interlinear

Thenτότεtote/tot'-eh/G5119from (the neuter of) 3588 and 3753; the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution):--that time, then.

the

soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiotes/strat-ee-o'-tace/G4757from a presumed derivative of the same as 4756; a camper-out, i.e. a (common) warrior (literally or figuratively):--soldier.

cut

offἀποκόπτωapokopto/ap-ok-op'-to/G609from 575 and 2875; to amputate; reflexively (by irony) to mutilate (the privy parts):--cut off. Compare 2699.

the

ropesσχοινίονschoinion/skhoy-nee'-on/G4979diminutive of schoinos (a rush or flag-plant; of uncertain derivation); a rushlet, i.e. grass-withe or tie (generally):--small cord, rope.

the

boat,σκάφηskaphe/skaf'-ay/G4627a "skiff" (as if dug out), or yawl (carried aboard a large vessel for landing):--boat.

andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.

letἐάωeao/eh-ah'-o/G1439of uncertain affinity; to let be, i.e. permit or leave alone:--commit, leave, let (alone), suffer. See also 1436.

herαὐτόςautos/ow-tos'/G846from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.

fall

off.ἐκπίπτωekpipto/ek-pip'-to/G1601from 1537 and 4098; to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient:--be cast, fail, fall (away, off), take none effect.

Topics

Mariner Providence of God, the Ships

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Frequently asked questions

What does Acts 27:32 say?

Acts 27:32 (King James Version) reads: "Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off."

Is Acts 27:32 in the Old or New Testament?

Acts 27:32 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Acts.

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